Beattie, Ann (1947–)
Beattie, Ann (1947–)
American writer. Born 1947 in Washington, DC; American University, BA, 1969; University of Connecticut, MA, 1970; m. Lincoln Perry (painter), 1988.
Prolific novelist and short-story writer who focuses on disaffected upper-middle-class Americans, 1st gained attention with short stories in The New Yorker (early 1970s); came to prominence with novel Chilly Scenes of Winter and short-story collection Distortions (both 1976); worked as visiting lecturer at University of Virginia and Harvard University; other novels include Falling in Place (1981), Picturing Will (1990), Another You (1995) and The Doctor's House (2002); short-story collections include The Burning House (1983), What Was Mine (1991), Park City (1998) and Perfect Recall (2000). Received award for literature from American Academy of Arts and Letters.